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The Dance That Seduced a City, Vanishing Lake, Mysterious Death of Bugsy Siegel

At the Chicago History Museum, a pair of ostrich-feather fans tells of a risque dancer who scandalized the Chicago's World Fair. At the Joseph Jefferson Mansion and Gardens on Lake Peigneur in Louisiana, an antique urn is one of few relics to survive a terrifying earth-shaking disaster. And at the Los Angeles Police Museum, twisted bullet fragments are all that remain of a notorious gangster's brutal slaying that remains shrouded in mystery.

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Feather Fans from World's Fair

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On display at the Chicago History Museum is a set of feather plume fans that were used for a burlesque show at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.9601280

On display at the Chicago History Museum is a set of feather plume fans that were used for a burlesque show at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

Sally Rand

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Sally Rand’s career skyrocketed after she debuted her risqué fan dance at the fair. 9601280

Sally Rand’s career skyrocketed after she debuted her risqué fan dance at the fair.

International Spy Museum

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The International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, houses the make-up that was used to disguise the 6 American diplomats who evaded capture during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. 9601280

The International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, houses the make-up that was used to disguise the 6 American diplomats who evaded capture during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979.

Argo

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The CIA used a fake film project -- a sci-fi movie they called Argo -- to disguise the Americans as a Canadian film crew and rescue them from Iran. 9601280

The CIA used a fake film project -- a sci-fi movie they called Argo -- to disguise the Americans as a Canadian film crew and rescue them from Iran.

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In 1941, Bugsy Siegel was shot dead in his girlfriend’s home in Beverly Hills, CA. 9601280

In 1941, Bugsy Siegel was shot dead in his girlfriend’s home in Beverly Hills, CA.

Bullets from Bugsy Siegel's Murder

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Siegel’s murder remains shrouded in mystery, and we may never know who fired the bullets that killed him.9601280

Siegel’s murder remains shrouded in mystery, and we may never know who fired the bullets that killed him.

Baltimore Medical Examiner's Office

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At the Baltimore Medical Examiner's office is a collection of meticulous, miniature crime scene dioramas created by the “Mother of CSI,” a millionaire heiress named Frances Glessner Lee with an interest in forensics. 9601280

At the Baltimore Medical Examiner's office is a collection of meticulous, miniature crime scene dioramas created by the “Mother of CSI,” a millionaire heiress named Frances Glessner Lee with an interest in forensics.

Crime Scene Diorama

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These morbid displays of death played an unexpected role in the history of modern crime scene investigation. 9601280

These morbid displays of death played an unexpected role in the history of modern crime scene investigation.

Blue Box

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At the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, is a “Blue Box,” a contraption invented by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs that, in the days of rotary telephones, could hack the phone network to make free long-distance calls. 9601280

At the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, is a “Blue Box,” a contraption invented by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs that, in the days of rotary telephones, could hack the phone network to make free long-distance calls.

Blue Box

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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were so delighted by their success with the Blue Box that they decided to continue their partnership -- eventually resulting in the creation of Apple computer9601280

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were so delighted by their success with the Blue Box that they decided to continue their partnership -- eventually resulting in the creation of Apple computer

Joseph Jefferson Mansion and Gardens

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At the Joseph Jefferson Mansion and Gardens on Lake Peigneur in New Iberia, LA, is an antique urn that was one of few relics to survive a terrifying and earthshaking disaster. 9601280